Posted by bleauberry on November 28, 2008, at 10:08:12
In reply to Re: Abilify as Monotherapy for Depression? » bleauberry, posted by Maria3667 on November 27, 2008, at 16:27:10
> Dear BB,
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> Forget about it!
> It increases dopamine, forgotten?Well, even a couple years post-ECT, yeah, I do forget more things than I used to. I am aware of its action on dopamine, but it also has action at various serotonin receptors. It is not a pure dopamine drug. It increases dopamine at low doses and decreases it at higher doses. In theory anyway. No one really knows what these meds do, except in rats or mice, which are not equivalent comparisons to human brains.
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> So it will cease your depression but increase your anxiety.Ok. Cool. I wish I could get a guarantee on that. Anxiety is a lot easier to treat. Anyway, maybe that's why people do find, anecdotally, success with it when combined with SSRIs?
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> With Abilify you can't win, no matter which way around you choose. And yes, it can fatten you up too!Well, a lot of people have won. Some haven't.
As far as fattening me up, that is cool. I would like that. At 128lbs and 6 feet tall, I'll take some weight gain with a smile.
Funny how almost everyone views weight issues as a one way street. Some of us have the opposite problem.Thanks for your input. Your prediction would actually be pretty welcome. Depression ceased, weight gain. Cool. And all that is left to deal with is anxiety? Well, that scenario is a lot better than what I have going now.
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> Maria
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> > Most people take abilify with an antidepessant.
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> > But I was wondering, does abilify work as a stand-alone med for unipolar and bipolar depression?
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